Hoist and deployable equipment apparatus, system, and method
US12246952B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66D3/18
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to deploy and stow a deployable equipment to and from a hoist, to control a load on a suspension without transfer of torque to the suspension cable, for the deployable equipment to obtain data and electrical services from a dock of a carrier, and for the deployable equipment to control the hoist, such as a reel of a hoist, to control a z-axis of a terminal end of the suspension cable. Control of the z-axis may be, for example, to control an elevation of a load, such as relative to carrier, ground, or an objective or target, to control a tension on or of suspension cable. Control of the z-axis may be, for example, to control a rate of ascent or descent of a terminal end of suspension cable.
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